Kiki's POV
Ah, prank wars. I hadn't been a part of one since my sixth year. The next two weeks were filled with dung bomb ambushes, hair-dying showers, and missing video games. (the boys LOVED that)
I was so busy devising new ways of causing mischief, that I forgot about Sirius's surprise! Until one day while we were working on a (rather loud) surprise for the boys. Sirius and James had stayed on the girl's side, mainly because James refused to prank Lily and Sirius and I were wicked amazing at coming up with legendary pranks together.
"Don't make any plans for tomorrow night," Sirius suddenly said as he strapped some Filbuster's Fireworks into our contraption.
"Ok, what are we doing?" I asked.
Sirius smiled and rolled his eyes, "It's a surprise, remember?"
"Oh yeah! Sorry, I've had pranks on my mind for the past few days. It completely slipped my mind."
"Just don't forget about tomorrow," Sirius said, poking me in the side. I bust into giggles and dropped my potion.
Luckily, James appeared next to me. Showing his seeker skills, he swooped down and caught the bottle before it could shatter on the ground. Sirius and I clapped, and James took an exaggerated bow.
"You two need to stop flirting and get this done," he said as he handed me the bottle. "We need this by tonight if we are gonna hit them before they hit us!"
Apparently, according to Mariam, the boys had been meeting in secret at Harry and Jamie's apartment. Aiden had been staying over there late for the past four nights, so it wasn't hard to figure out that they were planning something. Something big.
"Calm down, I'm finishing it now," Sirius said. A few minutes later, he showed us the finished product.
He turned and showed us our masterpiece.
It was a pyromaniac's dream. A small magical rocket filled with Filbuster fireworks and a secret compartment holding a ton of glitter. Our plan was to set it off in Harry and Jamie's apartment during their nightly meeting. If all went well, the boys would soon be startled with a loud glitter bomb.
"Oh yeah, this is the perfect payback for my blue hair catastrophe" Jules suddenly said from the door. She grinned and I must admit I was a little frightened of the crazy look on her face.
Unfortunately, I missed the grand unveiling. Right before we were supposed to execute our plan, Caroline pulled me inside her apartment.
"Kiki, I need help," Caroline said. Her hair was messy, and she looked incredibly worried.
I looked reluctantly over at the others getting ready to start the show, but then turned back to Caroline. "Ok, lets go make some cocoa and you can tell me what's wrong."
A few minutes later, we were sitting on the couch holding cups of my secret recipe cocoa. Caroline was silent for about two minutes, but then she sat up and looked at me.
"I'm worried. I don't know how to act around Matt."
I smiled, "What do you mean? Just act like yourself."
"But what if I mess up and do something stupid, or say something weird?" I could see that this was really scaring her, so I took a gentler tone.
"Don't worry about it, love. If you make a mistake, just laugh about it. Don't be so self-conscious. He likes you for who you are, he said so at the restaurant, remember?"
She sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right."
She still looked worried, and I wasn't convinced that she believed me, but this flew out of my mind when we heard a big BANG. We ran out into the hallway to see three very unhappy glitter-covered boys running around trying to de-sparklify themselves. I almost cried from laughing so hard when I saw that Harry had apparently taken off his shirt right before the bomb went off.
The next night, I stood waiting for Sirius to finish getting ready. He always took ten times longer to get ready than I did. I swear, he and Aiden can act more like girls than Mariam and I. He finally came out of the bathroom, and I clapped as he modeled his outfit. He was wearing a pair of jeans with a white collar shirt, a tie, and a vest.
"Cheesy much?" I teased him.
"Hey, I look hot!" Sirius said, flipping his shaggy hair and sticking his tongue out at me.
I laughed, grabbed him by his tie, and kissed him. "Yes, you do."
He grinned and kissed me again.
"Oi, we need to get going," I laughed.
"Oh, first, you need to put this on," Sirius pulled out a piece of cloth and gently tied it around my head. Then, he grasped my hand and led me out of the door and up the stairs.
All at once, a sweet smell filled the air. It reminded me of home-baked cookies. The air was warm, and I heard running water.
He led me a little farther, then sat me down on something soft.
"Ok, open your eyes," he said as he pulled off my blindfold. After my eyes adjusted to the light, I gasped.
I was sitting on a beanbag chair in the most amazing room I've ever seen in my entire life, lit by floating glowing orbs. The walls were lined with bookshelves filled with all of my favorites. Next to my little chair, there was a short keyboard with a microphone attached. Throughout the room, a small stream ran, with a tiny bridge in the very center. In the corner, there was a flat screen tv complete with all my favorite gaming systems. I walked to a pair of sliding doors and pulled them open. Outside was a balcony overlooking Godric's Hollow.
Sirius walked up behind me and said, "Do you like it?"
"It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," I said, turning around. "But why did you get so dressed up?"
"Because we still need to go to dinner, duh." He laughed. I smiled and we walked out of the room. It was then that I noticed it was located right next to the door leading to the roof.
"How do I get in again?" I asked as it closed behind us.
"With this," he said as he handed me a necklace shaped like a paw print. "Just press the paw against the wall and the door opens."
I laughed and said, "Wonder where you got that idea."
He smirked, and we headed off to dinner.
